Thousands of people offer to adopt Aya, a newborn pulled from the rubble in Syria
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Users of social networks have expressed their intention to adopt baby Aya, after being rescued after the earthquake that devastated parts of Syria and Turkey
The little newborn, who was still attached to her deceased mother by the umbilical cord when she was rescued, has already received thousands of adoption applications from people seeking to help her.
According to the BBC, after being rescued around February 7, Aya, which means miracle in Arabic, became very popular on social media thanks to videos of her rescue going viral.
The images that became a trend showed a man running through the rubble of a collapsed building, with a baby in his arms covered in dust.
After the viralization of the videos, thousands of people on social networks have asked for details to adopt it. One report said that her great-uncle would adopt her.
“I would like to adopt her and give her a decent life,” said one person.
“I want to adopt this child. He would give her a loving home. He would have two sets of grandparents and cousins ​​of all ages. My family would be complete,” said one Twitter user.
I want to adopt this child. 💚😠I’d give her a loving home. She’ll have two sets of grand parents and cousins of all ages. My family would be complete. ðŸ™ðŸ¼#adopt #adoption #TurkeySyriaEarthquake https://t.co/DG5urYRGge
— Joshna B ðŸƒðŸ»â™€ï¸ðŸ’š (@JoshnaB2) February 8, 2023
Aya's Rescue
Rescuers saved Aya from under the rubble of a building in northwestern Syria that was destroyed by Monday's earthquake.
His mother's water broke shortly after the disaster and gave birth before she died, a relative said. Her father, four siblings and an aunt also died in the quake.
Dramatic footage showed a man carrying the baby, covered in dust, after she was pulled from the rubble in Jindires.
Thousands of people have offered to adopt the baby girl who was born under the rubble of a collapsed building in north-west Syria, following Monday's earthquake
— Worldfocus Blog (@WorldfocusBlog) February 10, 2023
When she was rescued, baby Aya - meaning miracle in Arabic - was still connected to her mother by her umbilical cord pic.twitter.com/71FL8xCBXJ
The building his family lived in was one of 50 destroyed by the 7.8-magnitude quake in Jindires, an opposition-held city in Idlib province near the Turkish border.